Home Health Line
06/20/2011

Every accountable care organization (ACO) should be required to include at least one home health agency to win Medicare approval, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice states in comments

06/20/2011

When Boca Home Care’s software vendor failed to properly integrate its existing back-office system with an add-on feature for new point-of-care devices, the agency’s vice president of operations embarked on

06/20/2011

This month, two Amedisys branches in Alabama and one in Kentucky became the first home health agencies in the country to receive a new home health accreditation from the Accreditation

06/20/2011

Agencies are increasingly developing social media policies to regulate what employees can say on Facebook and Twitter, but the limitations you establish could lead to trouble with the National Labor

06/20/2011

A government-sponsored study offers home care providers a screening tool intended to classify patients as “high risk/high priority,”“medium risk/medium priority or “low risk/low priority” in the event of an earthquake

06/20/2011

Medicaid-certified agencies can expect more questions about the compliance of personal care attendants with state qualifications. They also could face attempted recoupment of Medicaid dollars in cases where noncompliance is

06/20/2011

Use this checklist created by Margery Harvey-Griffith, vice president of operations at Boca Home Care in Boca Raton, Fla., to vet a software vendor candidate and determine if this company will be the best fit for your agency’s needs.

06/20/2011

This screening tool from Abt Associates in Atlanta, Ga. creates a record for identifying patient needs, and plans for meeting those needs, in case of a mass casualty event.

06/20/2011

Assess patients with recent mental, emotional or behavioral declines for underlying physical causes that could lead to a hospitalization.

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